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    Members of the Uru-eu-wau-wau stand at the edge of their territory. Image courtesy of the Uru-eu-wau-wau

    How an Amazon Tribe in Brazil Took Control of Their Own Story and Escaped Covid

    When the Uru-eu-wau-wau were first contacted in 1981, disease and death followed shortly thereafter. ...

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    Alejandro Smith
    A federal police operation in 2017 targeted environmental crimes in Mato Grosso do Sul. Courtesy of Brazil's Federal Police.

    Land Invasions More than Double in Brazil. Majority of Victims Are Indians

    Land conflicts in Brazil hit 1,576 cases in 2020, the highest number ever recorded ...

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    Juliana Ennes
    Rutian Pataxó, poses at historic center of Salvador, capital of Bahia state. Image by Raul Spinassé

    Brazilian Indians Keep Their Culture Alive by Living in Big Cities

    Leaning on the balcony railing at her rickety house, perched above the stairs and ...

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    Alexandre Lyrio
    Guaraná fruit. From gene sequencing to chocolate, Brazil's Amazon looks for a new development model

    Brazil’s Amazon Needs New Development Model With Less Cattle and Soy and More Use of Biodiversity

    President Jair Bolsonaro’s push to develop the Amazon through expanded mining and farming has ...

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    Fabio Zuker
    Commodities on the move on the completed southern section of the BR-163 Highway - Roosevelt Pinheiro / Agência Brasil

    For the Military, the Brazilian Indian Is a Savage and an Obstacle to Progress

    The media portrayal of Brazil’s annual fire season — which in 2020 is trending ...

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    Peter Speetjens
    Waiãpi indigenous children in Amapá state, Brazil. Image by Sam Cowie/Mongabay.

    Amazon Indians Fear Coronavirus Amid a Campaign to Convert Them to Christianity

    Indigenous leaders in Brazil are acting to avert the devastating impact coronavirus could have ...

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    Sam Cowie